2014—2015学年下学期期末考试八年级英语试卷.doc

2014—2015学年下学期期末考试八年级英语试卷
（满分100分，考试时间120分钟）
听力部分（共15分）
一、听句子选择相应的图片，每个句子读两遍。（每题1分，共5分）

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( )2.A. B. C.

( )3. A. B. C.

( )4. A. B. C.

( )5. A. B. C.
二、听对话和问题并选择正确选项，每段对话读两遍。（每题1分，共5分）
( )6. A.She was playing. B.She was crying. C. She was watching.
( )7.A. the Yangtze River B.the Yellow River C. the Nile River
( )8.A. Yes, she is. B.Yes, he has C. Yes, she has.
( )9.A.the Great Wall B.The Bird’s nest C. the Palace Museum
( )10.A .2 years B. 7 years C. 5 years
三、听短文并选择正确选项，短文读三遍。（每题1分，共5分）
( )11. The boy went to _______ to see his uncle.
A. the bus stop B. the hospital C. school
( )12. He bought _______ in a shop.
A. food and flowers B. fruit and flowers C. a ticket
( )13. Then he went there _______.
A. by bus B. by train C. by ship
( )14. He couldn’t find his _______.
A. wallet B. ticket C. flowers
( )15. At last, the boy found it _______.
A. in his bag B. in his flowers C. in the food

笔试部分（共85分）
一、单项选择。（每题1分，共15分）
( )16. The Monkey King keeps fighting to help _______ weak.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )17. Take an umbrella _______ you won’t get wet.
A. so that B .in order to C. or D .because
( )18. ----Do you know the movie Lost in Thailand?
----Yes. I _______ it twice. It’s funny.
A. saw B. see C. have seen D. will see
( )19. Miss Green isn't in the office. She _______ the library.
　 A. has gone to B. went to C. has been to D. has come to
( )20. We haven’t seen the film _______.
A.already B. yet C. ever D.never
( )21. ----I've never been to Yunnan.
---- _______. I really want to go there.
A; Me neither B. Me, too C. So I have. D. Neither I have
( )22. Your _______ is really beautiful. Can you sing another song?
A. voice B.sound C. noises D .accent
( )23. ---- Mum, may I go out and play basketball ?
---- Well, if you _______ your homework, you can.
A. finishing B. finished C. have finished D. will finish
( )24. Once upon a time, an old man tried _______ the mountains.
A. not move B. not to move C. moving D. to move
( )25. How long have you _______ the bike?
A. kept B. bought C. lent D. borrowed
( )26. There are _______ students in this school.
A. two thousand of B. two thousands C. thousand of D. thousands of
( )27. Shanghai is one of _______ in the world .
A. more big city B. the biggest city
C. the biggest cities D. the most big city
( )28. I ________ that girl the first time I saw her.
A. fell in love B. fell in love with C. fall in love with D. fall in love
( )29. ----Julie, _______ have you been learning English?
---- Since six years ago.
A. when B. how far C. how soon D. how long
( )30. This river is more than _______.
A. 5000 kilometers long B. 5000 kilometer long
C.5000-kilometers long D. 5000 kilometer longer

二、完型填空。（每题1分，共10分）
It was my first day at Grade 6. And the first lesson was __31__ English. When I was doing nothing, Mr. Gough, our new English teacher, __32__ into the classroom.
To my surprise, he held up a book, The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe, and asked “Who　__33__ it yet? ”. I put my hand up, because Poe was my favorite writer. Mr. Gough asked if I really understood __34__ the author tried to say in his book. My reply made him smile, and he asked me __35__ an essay on that subject.
After that, English classes became a new interest for me. Mr. Gough thought that students had to __36__ a play to understand it. “Don’t just read it, ” he said.
As time passed, we developed a real friendship. He encouraged me to be a __37__ in the future. When I left school, he said to me, “You have a gift for writing, Tony, and one day you’ll come to realize how __38__ it is. Make use of it if you want your life to be complete. ”
__39__ has passed. Now every time I sit down to write __40__, I think of Mr. Gough. He was more than just an English teacher, because he also taught me useful lessons in life.
( )31. A. boring B. bored C. interesting D. interested
( )32. A. walks B. walked C. was walking D. is walking
( )33. A. reads B. read C. have read D. had read
( )34. A. if B. when C. what D. how
( )35. A. wrote B. writing C. to write D. written
( )36. A. work out B. act out C. put out D. come out
( )37. A. teacher B. actor C. waiter D. writer
( )38. A. useful B. beautiful C. careful D. thankful
( )39. A. A year B. Some year C. Years D. Every year
( )40. A. anything new B. something new C. new anything D. new something

三、阅读理解。（每题1分，共20分）
A
One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood (木头) near a river. Suddenly his old axe (斧子) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy (仙女) came out and asked the man what was the matter.
“I have lost my axe.” he said, “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.”
The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is that yours?”
“No.” said the man.
The fairy then showed him a silver (银) axe and asked again, “Is this yours?”
“No.” again answered the man.
Then she showed him the old axe.
“Yes, that is mine.” called out the happy man.
“I know it well enough.” said the fairy, “I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides (包括) your own one.”
根据短文，判断正（A）误（B）。
( )41. The man was poor, he had nothing but an old axe.
( )42. The old axe fell into the water when the man was cutting the wood.
( )43. The fairy asked the man if he lost a gold axe, then the man said “No”.
( )44. When he saw his own axe, the man was very happy.
( )45. At last, the man had two axes.

B
Head-on Train Crash
On May 18,two trains had a head-on crash （正面相撞） near New York City. Over 250 people were on the trains then. About 60 people were hurt, but no deaths were reported.
Travel Time
Tourists came together to Mount Tai on May 1.Over 180,000 tourists visited the place of great interest during the three-day holiday, from April 29 to May 1.
Brave Volunteer
Liao Zhi, a dance teacher from Chengdu who lost her 1-year-old daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, arrived in Ya’an 13 hours after the earthquake. The dancer said she had had a terrible time herself and knew what people needed most, so she decided to come and offer help.

根据短文，判断正（A）误（B）。
( )46. About 250 people were hurt, and nobody died in the head-on crash.
( )47. A lot of people visited Mount Tai during the May Day holiday.
( )48. Liao Zhi lost her daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake.
( )49. The brave volunteer had a terrible time when she offered help.
( )50. Liao Zhi decided to come because she knew what people needed most.

C
Jack had gone to the university to study history, but he kept playing all the time and at the end of his first year, his history professor failed him in his exams. He was so poor at his subject that he would have to leave the university. However, his father made up his mind that he would go to see the professor to ask him to let Jack go on his studies the next year.
“He’s a good boy,” said the father, “and if you let him pass this time, I’m sure he’ll improve a lot next year and pass the exam at the end of it really well.”
“No, no, that’s quite impossible.” said the professor at once, “Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon(拿破仑) had died, and he didn’t know!”
“Please, sir, give him another chance.” said Jack’s father. “You see, I’m afraid we don’t take any newspapers in our house, so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill.”
( )51. Jack would have to leave the university because _________.
A. he didn’t like history B. he didn’t pass the exams
C. he was a good boy D. he didn’t know Napoleon was ill
( )52. Jack’s father wanted the professor _________.
A. to tell him a story B. to give Jack a lesson
C. to let Jack leave the university D. to let Jack pass his exams that time
( )53. In “at the end of it”, the word “it” means _______.
A. Jack’s exams B. the university
C. Jack’s first year in university D. Jack’s second year in university
( )54. Jack didn’t know when Napoleon had died because________.
A. he didn’t do well in his history B. he didn’t take any newspaper
C. he didn’t know Napoleon D. he didn’t know Napoleon was ill
( )55. What will you say to Jack?
A. Actions speak louder than words. B. No pain, no gain.
C. Burn the candle at both ends. D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

D
London has a population of over 7,000,000. From about the year 1800 until World War II, London was the biggest city in the world. But now there are many cities which are much bigger than it. London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution which stop the city from developing. Over one million people a day use the London underground(地铁）, but there are still too many cars on the streets. The air isn’t clear, but it is anyhow(不管怎样) cleaner than it was 100 years ago. For me, the best things about London are the parks. There are a lot of parks in the city. Five of them are in the city center. But my children’s favorite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.
( )56. When was London the biggest city in the world?
A. In 1750. B. In 1850. C. In 1950. D. In the 21st century.
( )57. What’s Big Ben in London?
A. It’s a toy shop. B. It’s a park. C. It’s a clock. D. It’s a museum.
( )58. How many people use the London underground every day?
A. Over half of its population. B. Over three quarters of its population.
C. Over one million. D. Over 7,000,000.
( )59. How was the air in London 100 years ago?
A. It was much cleaner than it is now.
B. It was the same as it is now.
C. It was the cleanest in the history of London.
D. It was not as clean as it is now.
( )60. Which of the following statements is true in the passage?
A. There are not too many cars on the streets.
B. There are 5 parks in the city.
C. Many big cities have the problems with traffic and pollution.
D. Children’s favorite place is Hamleys, the biggest park in London.

四、词组互译。（每题0.5分，共10分）
61.part with
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71.代替；反而
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62.clear out
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72.（可以）随便（做某事）
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63.a couple of
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73.面对（问题、困难）等
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64.all year round
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74.出生时
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65.science fiction
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75.赶快；急忙（做某事）
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66.one another
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76.数以千计的
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67.walk into
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77.察看；观察
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68.fall over
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78.不再；不复
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69.a little bit
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79.说实在的
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70.turn … into
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80.依据；按照
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五、短文填空。（每题1分，共10分）
Ken: The most interesting museum I’ve ever been to is the American Computer Museum. They have information about different ___81___(computer) and who invented them. The old computers were much bigger. It’s ___82___ (believe) that technology has progressed in such a rapid way! I’ve also learned that there was a special computer. It could play chess even ___83___ (well) than humans. I wonder how much more computers will be able to do in the future.
Amy: I’ve recently ___84___ (be) to a very unusual museum in India, the International Museum of Toilets. I just couldn’t ___85___ (believe) my eyes when I saw so many different kinds of toilets there. The museum ___86___ (teach) people about the history and development of toilets. It also encourages governments and social groups ___87___(think) about ways to improve toilets in the future.
Linlin: Last year I ___88___ (go) to the Hangzhou National Tea Museum. It’s a relaxing and ___89___ (peace) place near a lake. The tea art performances show how to make a perfect cup of tea with beautiful tea sets. Watching the tea preparation is just as enjoyable as ___90___(drink) the tea itself. I’ve finally realized why my grandpa loves drinking tea and collecting tea sets.

六、句型转换（每题1分，共5分）
91.The house is so expensive that I can’t buy it .(改为简单句)
The house is ________ expensive for me _________ buy .
92. He is taller than any other students in his class.（改为同义句）
He is ______ _______ student in his class.
93. I’ve visited the nature museum. （改为一般疑问句）
________ you __________ the nature museum?
94. He grew up in Beijing. (否定句)
He________ _________ up in Beijing.
95. She can’t make a dress.（根据划线部分提问）
________ can’t she ________?

七、补全对话（每题1分，共5分）
A: I haven’t seen you these days. What’s happened to you?
B: My grandma is ill in hospital.
A: 96. . What’s wrong with her?
B: Her leg has been hurt for a long time. She had to see a doctor. The doctor said there was something wrong with it.
A: 97. ?
B: A little better. She was operated on yesterday.
A: 98. ?
B: I looked after grandma there.
A: But the nurses could do it, I think.
B: 99. . She’s taken good care of me since I was a baby. I should do something for her, too.
A: I see. Is there something I can do for you?
B: Nothing, thanks. See you.
A: 100._______________.

八、书面表达。（共10分）
你到过什么地方？你对它有什么深刻的印象?请用英语写一篇短文来介绍你游历过的城市或风景点。80词左右。
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昆明三中、昆明滇池中学2014——2015学年下学期期末考试
初二英语试卷答案

听力部分
1-5 BACBA 6-10AACAB 11-15BBABB

一、单项选择。（每题1分，共15分）
16-20 CACAB 21-25 AABDA 26-30 DCBDA

二、完型填空。（每题1分，共10分）
31-35 ABCCC 36-40 BDDCB

三、阅读理解。（每题1分，共20分）
41-45 BAAAB 46-50 BAABA 51-55 BDDAB 56-60 BCCDC

四、词组互译。（每题0.5分，共10分）
61.放弃、交出（尤指不舍得的东西）
71.instead of
62.清理；丢掉
72.feel free
63.两个；一对；几个
73.in the face of
64.全年
74.at birth
65.科幻小说（或影片等）
75.hurry up
66.互相
76.thousands of
67.走路时撞着
77.check out
68.绊倒
78.no longer
69.有点儿；稍微
79.to be honest
70.变成
80.according to

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五、短文填空。（每题1分，共10分）
81. computers 82. unbelievable 83. better 84. been 85. believe
86. teaches 87. to think 88. went 89. peaceful 90. drinking

六、句型转换（每题1分，共5分）
91. too; to 92. the tallest 93. Have; visited 94. didn’t grow 95. What; do

七、补全